Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 19, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 19, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Antarktiese Stormvoël |
| Dutch | Antarctische Stormvogel |
| English (United States) | Antarctic Petrel |
| French | Pétrel antarctique |
| German | Antarktissturmvogel |
| Icelandic | Ísdrúði |
| Japanese | ナンキョクフルマカモメ |
| Norwegian | antarktispetrell |
| Polish | petrel antarktyczny |
| Russian | Антарктический буревестник |
| Serbian | Antarktička burnica |
| Slovak | fulmar tmavochrbtý |
| Spanish | Petrel Antártico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Petrel Antártico |
| Spanish (Chile) | Petrel antártico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Petrel antártico |
| Swedish | antarktispetrell |
| Turkish | Antarktik Fırtınakuşu |
Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Procellaria antarctica
Gmelin, JF, 1789. Syst. Nat. 1 pt2, p.565.
TYPE LOCALITY:
within the Antarctic Circle between lat. 36° S. and 61° S.
Definitions
- THALASSOICA
- antarctica / antarcticus
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Antarctic Petrel